Alex Ovechkin has 51 goals, the Caps have three games left, and the sweet smell of the ‘loffs is in the air. The boys get the Florida Panthers in the Sunshine State tonight, so hopefully they’ll come away with a W and some good ole’ vitamin D.

Tonight’s game begins at 7 PM. If you don’t have a TV readily available, you can stream the game the My Teams app on whatever portable device you choose. Peter’s got you covered for recap.

During the Winter Olympics in 2018, I stayed up way past my bed time to watch the US Women’s National Hockey Team beat Canada in a shootout for their first gold medal since 1998. That game garnered 3.0 million views on NBC Sports Network and 3.7 million across all platforms. The NBCSN-only audience exceeds all but five of the network’s total NHL telecasts according to Sports Media Watch.

The news came as a shock to players and reporters alike, leaving the NWHL as the only paying professional women’s league in America, and forcing the hockey community to ask itself what the future of women’s hockey looks like.

With five minutes remaining in the third period, Nick Jensen kept the puck in at the blueline. With a quick wrist shot towards the net, Nic Dowd tipped the puck past Curtis McElhinney, giving the Caps a 3-2 lead.

Brooks Orpik was nominated by the Professional Hockey Writers Association for the Bill Masterton Trophy, the Washington chapter of the PHWA announced before practice Thursday. Devante Smith-Pelly was the Caps nominee last season.